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Cursing, Crisis and Customary Knowledge in Early Modern English Townships

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Focusing on the socio-legal dynamics of cursing and interpersonal hostility in seventeenth-century Northwest England, this book explores litigation during a time of socio-economic crisis. It examines the intersection of magic, folk medicine, and customary knowledge within legal documents, revealing the complexities of healing and harming practices. By utilizing primary sources like depositions and court manuscripts, it contributes to the scholarship on witchcraft and popular beliefs in a micro-historical early modern context.

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Cursing, Crisis and Customary Knowledge in Early Modern English Townships, Karen O'Brien

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2023
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